Crosscutting Activities in Materials Research

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Deadline: Rolling

Grant amount: Unspecified amount

Funding uses: Education / Outreach, Research

Location of project: Anywhere in the world

Location of residency: United States

Overview:

NOTE:  Submissions made in April or later will normally only be considered for funding in the next fiscal year (which starts Oct. 1st).

When a solicitation or Dear Colleague Letter exists there may be specific deadlines (or guidelines).

Crosscutting Activities in Materials Research (XC) coordinates and supports crosscutting activities within the Division of Materials Research (DMR) and more broadly across NSF.

• Activities that focus on broadening participation of underrepresented groups and/or diversity and inclusion are supported.
• Supplements (e.g., CLB, AGEP-GRS, MPS-GRSV and ROAs) are handled by the cognizant Program Director of the original award. See the Related Publications section below for more information.
• XC supports Facilitation Awards for Scientists and Engineers with Disabilities (see Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide, Chapter II.E.6 for details). 

• In 2016, a Dear Colleague Letter outlining collaborative projects with Israel (BSF) was issued; it remains active until archived.
• Submission of full proposals with an international component may be made to the disciplinary programs (but not to XC directly).
• Supplements are handled by the cognizant Program Director of the original award.
• Discontinued in 2014: The previous International Materials Institutes (IMI) and Materials World Network (MWN) programs are no longer supported.

• Innovative and creative ideas in education (e.g., materials science and/or engineering, solid state and materials chemistry, condensed matter physics, integrated computational materials science/engineering, or materials data science/analytics) that do not have a forum elsewhere at NSF are of interest.
• XC encourages outreach and/or materials education proposals targeting underserved populations such as K-12students in rural communities and those designed to increase public scientific literacy.

Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)/ Research Experiences for Teachers (RET): [email protected]

• XC coordinates the REU and RET Sites activities within DMR. See the REU Site Solicitation for deadlines and additional program information.
• REU/RET supplements to research proposals are handled by the cognizant Program Director of the original award.

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